Feeding device



Feb. 16, 1932. Y A HQBLOHM 1,845,476

FEEDING DEVICE Filed Deo. 18, -1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb 16, 1932. A. H. ELOHM 1,845,476

FEEDING- DEVICE Filed Deo. 18, 1926 `2 sheets-sheet 2 vPatented F eb. 16, 1932 nl'rsl) STATES AUGUSTl H. BLQHM, or' ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNoR To TRANS-'LUX DAYLIGHT'I Premian wenn SCREEN COREURATION, F NEW YORK, N. Y.,fA ACORPORATION OIi- DELA.-

- FEEDING ,DEVICE Application mea December 18, 192e. serial Neg 155,681.

This invention relates to a novel and improvedform of feeding device for use particularly in a projector. In the co-pending application of Wilfred T. Birdsall, Serial No. 114,407 filed June 8, 1926, there is described'and claimed a projector embodying a flexible conveyor of metal to which are attached a plurality of slides. The conveyor n is'provided with sprocket holes in which en- ...10 gage the teeth on alsprocket wheel which 1s intermittently rotated, this" arrangement forming means forimparting movement to p the conveyor. VMy invention is particularly adaptedv to 'give thedesired-intermittent mo- 11315 tion to the sprocket wheel rin the type of projector'referred to above, although it is not limited to that use. n

In operating a projector `it is desirable to exhibit a slide for a relatively long time and i320 then to change fromone slide vto another in arelatively short time.V In other words, the

- ratio of-dwell to movement should be as large as it is possible toget it, but with existing intermittent movements it is difficult to obtain a Tfrvery large ratio. Therefore one of the principal objects of my invention isto providemeans for `intermittently 'rotating alsha'ft at intervals, the ratiofof dwell to movement being Y relatively large. This object I achieve by iiiemploying a couple formed of a vdriving and a driven element, the driving element being adapted to'intermittently rotate the driven element and holdit against rotation between the intermittent movements thereof, together 31.35 with means for intermittently actuatingfther driving element. l

vOther objects and advantages of theinvention will be apparent during the vfollowing description when read in connection with the S23-10 accompanying drawings forming a' part of thisV applicationy andV inwhich z a projector having `my invention embodied therein. Y y A l i 5.?5'` i Figure 2 is an enlargedr elevation of the intermittent couple, parts -being omitted.

Figure 3 is a view of the'structure shown in Figure 2 as viewed from the left of that figv ure. 1.1501 Figure- 4 isla plan of the structure'shown in F igure12, with vthe addition'of the parts omitted from-that figure. j n v l Referring now to the drawings, the numeral l designates a suitable base supporting as casing 2 and a'frame 3 therein. Supported 55 .on the frame `within the casing is a suitable projection apparatus, the details of which do not need to be described herein. 'It i's'sufficient tosayfthat the apparatusv comprises ar;

lamp house 4, vand a condenser housing 5 at 60 y the-front of which is provided a plurality of j guides 6 over which travels a conveyor? f which supports a plurality of slidei holders.

-The conveyor is mounted on a plurality off.;

rollers 8 and isoperated by means of a 65 sprocket roller v9 which is providedfwith teeth 10 adapted t0 be received within alger- Vtures-in the conveyor; f

The matter on a slide holder is adaptedtogp` be projected on to a screen by any suitable means, not shown, and it is understood that the. sprocket roller. 9 is givenan intermittent rotation to bring the slides consecutively into osition in front of the condenserhousing 5.1;, v t isto the means for imparting this intermittent rotation that my invention relates.`

The sprocket 'roller 9 is'secured to a shaft 11y journaled inthe frame 3, and rotatablyY journaled on one end of the shaftll isla?, sprocketv 12 engaging a chain 13 which' is 80 driven from the shaft 14. This lshaft is driven by suitable gearing from amotor 15 and is continuously rotating during the operation of the projector. Also' rotatably journaled-g on'the shaftll is the drivenelement 164ofthe 85 intermittent couple. The couple may take a variety of forms, but I have shownitherein as comprising a Geneva movement ofrwhi'oh the'drilving element 16 is apin wheel and the.;

driven element 17 is astar wheel. The pin 90 Y f rwheel'is provided with oppositely disposed Flgure 1 isa vertical sectional View through Vsurfaces 20 on the pin v,wheel engaging one of the surfaces 20 on the star wheel, in a manner Well known in this ltypeV of couple.

The star Wheel 17 is mounted on a countershaft 21 to Which is also attached a gear 22 meshing With a gear 23 Which is secured to the shaft 11. The counter-shaft 21 is mounted in a plate 24 Which is pivoted on the shaft 11. The plate is secured in position by means of a screw 25 Which engages in a slot 26 in the plate and by this means the driven element 17 may be adjusted about the axis of the driving element. j

The driving element is given an intermittent actuation by means of a dog 27 mounted on the chain 13 and which is adapted to contact with one of a pair of oppositely disposed projections 28 on the driving element. Then it will be obvious that upon the dog 27 engaging one of the projections 28, the drivlng element Will be actuated and one of the pins 18 thereon Will enter one of the slots 19 and give the shaft 21 a quarter rotation. This rotation will be imparted, through the gearing 22 and 23, to the shaft 11. After this operation has taken place one of the cam surfaces 20 Will engage one of the bearing surfaces 20 on Vthe starivheel and hold the star Y Wheely against rotation until the dog 27 engages 'the neXt projection 28. VIt Will be noted that the dog will engage a projection 28 and carry it around through substantially a half revolution of the driving element and will then be released from theprojection, this *Y taking place when the parts Vare in the approximate position shoWn in Figure 2. The chain and dog together with the sprocket- 12 have been omitted from Figure 2 for clearness of illustration.

It `Will be apparent that the above arrangement is such that the ratio of dwell tov movevment is high and may be Varied between quite Wide limits. The length of the chain 13 and the number `of dogs thereon provide a iieX- ibility which will permit of adjustment of the above ratio to meet a Wide variety of conditions. Moreover, the operation is smooth because of the fact that the first engagement of moving parts takes place between the dog 27 and a projection 28 on the driving ele- The movement of the driving eledriven element and then through the gearing 22 and 23 to ythe shaft 11. Therefore the initial `shock is taken -up by these parts, and does not reach the shaft 11.

The gearing furnishes another means for y varylng the movement as desired. The sizeA of slides used on the conveyor may be varied and then it is necessary to vary the amount of feed and this Vmay conveniently be done by varying the gears 22 and 23. During the inactive period of the shaft lltheparts are locked in position by the contacting surfaces 2O and 20 and no other locking device is necessary. Even though the driving element does not always stop inthe same position after it has been actuated by the dog 27, nevertheless the surfaces 20 and 20 Will be in engagement and Will hold the driven element in correct position, and therefore it is not necessary to provide means for accurately stopping the rotation of the driving element at a fixed point. The driven element Will al- Ways be accurately started and stopped at the desired times Which are governed by the engagement of the pins 18 with the Walls of the slots 19 and it Will be evident that these are independent of the time When the dog 27 may engage or disengage from one of the projectors 28.

While I have shown and described my invention as embodied in a specific machine, it is to be understood that I am not limited by that illustration and I consider myself entitled to all such changes as fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a driven element, a driving element adapted to impart intermittent motion to said driven element, and means to intermittently actuate said driving element, said means comprising a continuously rotating shaft, a chain operated by said shaft and movable eccentrically and concentrically With respect to the axis of rotation of said driving element, a plurality of projections on said driving element and a` dog on said chain adapted to contact With one of said projections.

2. In combination, a star Wheel, a pin Wheel adapted to give intermittent motion to said star Wheel, and means to intermittently actuate said pin Wheel, said means comprising a continuously rotating shaft, a chain operated by said shaft and movable eccentrically and concentrically With respect to the aXis of rotation of said pin Wheel, a plurality ofprojections on said pin Wheel and a dog on said chain adapted to contact With one of said projections.

' 3. In combination, a driven element, a driving element adapted to impart intermittent motion to'said driven element, a shaft upon Which said driving element is journaled, a sprocket journaled on the same shaft, a chain engaging said sprocket and adapted to drive the same, a projection on said driving element, and a dog on said chain adapted to contact with said projection to intermittently actuate said driving element.

4. In combination, a Geneva couple comprising a star Wheel, a pin Wheel adapted to Vintermittently rotate said star Wheel and to hold it stationary between said intermittent rotations, a'projection on said pin Wheel, a sprocket mounted concentrically With said pin Wheel, and a chain engaging said sprocket and having a dog thereon adapted to engage said projection to intermittently actuate said pin Wheel.

5. In combination, a Geneva couple comprising astar Wheel, a pin Wheel adapted to signature to this specification.

AUGUST H. BLOHM. 

